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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hammersmith 1918
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1918
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Food Supply.—The dairies and milkshops, the ice-cream
shops, and the kitchens of restaurants, &c., were kept under
systematic observation by your Inspectors.
The licences of seven slaughter-houses in the borough were
renewed by the London County Council in October, no objections
being raised by the Borough Council.
The following table gives a summary of the work relating to the above-named premises.
| PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of inspections. 1918. | N amber of notices. 1918. | Number of prosecutions. 1918. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On register at end of 1917, | Added in 1918. | Removed in 1918. | On register at end of 1918. | ||||
| Milk premises | 306 | 10 | 9 | 307 | 661 | — | 1 |
| PREMISES | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of inspections. 1918. | Number of notices. 1918. | Number of prosecutions, 1918. | |||
| On register at end of 1917 | Added in 1918. | Removed in 1918. | On register at end of 1918. | ||||
| Slaughter-honses | 7 | nil. | nil. | 7 | 122 | nil. | nil. |
| Ice Cream premises | 234 | nil. | nil. | 234 | 24 | nil. | 2 |
Bakehouses.—The bakehouses in the borough have been
regularly inspected, and 13 notices served in respect of defects
found were complied with.
Factory and Workshop Acts.—The following is a summary
of the work done in connection with the Factory and Workshop
Acts:—